‘Call it clever … or dirty’: Stones and Silva take swipe at Arsenal over dark arts
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Manchester City’s John Stones and Bernardo Silva criticised Arsenal’s “dirty” approach and “time-wasting” after the sides’ rivalry became hostile in their 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium.
Gabriel Magalhães scored the visitors’ second goal with a header from a corner while City’s goalkeeper Ederson was being blocked. Leandro Trossard was then sent off just before half-time after receiving a second yellow card for kicking the ball away and, down to 10 men in the second half, Arsenal slowed the game down whenever possible. The visitors’ tactics almost earned a famous win, but Stones’s 98th-minute strike rescued a point for City. Erling Haaland had opened the scoring before Riccardo Calafiori equalised for the Gunners.
